TAHEYA CARIOKKA was born in 1915. She was discouraged from performing as a dancer by her family.

Due to family
differences that could not be settled with her father and brothers, she
moved to Cairo to stay with an old neighbour, Suad Mahasen, a night
club owner and an artist.

Tahiya had asked several times for employment
in Suad's nightclub but Suad refused to employ her due to the
disreputability of working at a night club. However, many of Suad's
associates and friends became acquainted with Tahiya through various
visits to Suad's home. They all advised Suad to add her to one of the
shows as a chorus girl but still she refused. Soon, Tahiya was mentioned
to Badia Masabni,
the owner of Casino Opera, one of the most prominent nightclubs of the
time.

Badia offered a position in her troupe to Tahiya. Tahiya accepted
and was given the stage name Tahiya Mohamed. She soon began gaining
popularity as a solo dancer and as she became more experienced she
learned a popular Samba dance from Brasil at the time called the
Karioka.

After that she became known as Tahiya Karioca. Tahiya began
starring in movies during what is dubbed as the Egyptian
film industry's "Golden Age".

She was a talented dancer, singer, and
actress. In 1972, the film “Watch out for Zouzou”, starring Soad Hosni with Tahiya performing the supporting role, was released to become the biggest box- office hit in Egyptian cinema to date.
(Source: Wikipedia)Taheya Cariokka